I’m just a Medical Guideline

Medical Guidelines are incredibly important — they impact everything from your doctor’s recommendations and insurance coverage to the medications your insurance covers — but are somewhat shrouded in mystery.

This piece from Emily Oster’s ParentData is a good overview of what they are (and aren’t) — and give a pretty good explanation of why a headline from the popular press is probably not capturing the nuance and review of clinical evidence that goes into them.

(and yes, that title is a Schoolhouse Rock reference)